After receiving the news, Lu Wan immediately returned to the ship.
They had arrived three days ago. They were delayed a little while waiting for supplies and gathering troops from various departments. Otherwise, they would have already entered Shouchun and Huai River and launched a large-scale "Northern Expedition".
The speed of marching by boat is far from comparable to that of land. In open water, if the wind and water go smoothly, the cavalry will be far behind them. It can be said that it saves time and effort, and has super mobility.
The only drawback is: boats cannot go ashore.
"What's the name of this place?" He asked around.
"Hubingtang."
"Why did you get this name?"
"Hubingtang was dug by Cao Cao when he was stationed in the fields at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was first named "Liangbingtang", because the soldiers were actually stationed as grain soldiers. Over the past hundred years, it was rumored to be "Liangbingtang", and then it was named "Liangbingtang".
'Hubingtang'."
"But this pond?" Lu Wan asked, pointing to a pond not far from the east bank of the river.
"No." The guest replied: "Hubing Pond is in the west of Shishui (South River). This pond has no name."
"I was just about to talk about this pond." Lu Wan set up a pergola with his hands, looked ahead carefully, and said, "Whose soldiers are those? Why are they arraying with their backs to the pond? It's okay to win, but there's nowhere to go if you lose.
retreat."
"That's the Jiangzhou soldier who was deceived by Zu Yue. The leader of the tribe is Nanchang Lei Shuang." The guest replied.
"Oh? But the son of Lei Huan who gave the sword to Zhang Hua and Zhang Maoxian?" Lu Wan asked.
"It is this man." The guest replied: "The ancestors agreed to transfer him to Chaohu and guard it with our own troops. I was so angry that I made a blood oath with the soldiers under my tent, not to retaliate until the thieves break."
Lu joked and said nothing.
He knew this person, so the guests remembered him as soon as he mentioned him.
Without him, Prime Minister Wang Dao had a concubine who came from this family. She was "very involved in political affairs" and "collected goods", so she was jokingly called "Lei Shangshu".
"How strong are the Lei soldiers?" Lu Wan asked again.
But the guest couldn't answer, and finally he could only cup his hands and said: "The late Han Dynasty also had a lot of violence, but now it has only attacked mountain captives. A fight between two or three thousand people should be enough to see it through."
"Late Han Dynasty?" Lu Wan said with a smile.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Lei Bo was a general under Yuan Shu. After his defeat, he refused to run away. There was also Lei Xu from Lujiang who led tens of thousands of his troops across the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, but it was no good! Moreover, they were too far apart, and their previous skills might not be able to be passed down to them.
After all, not all families can be called "general families".
"Has Lei Shuang ever fought in a war?" Lu Wan asked.
The guest was silent for a moment and said: "I have only beaten barbarians and river thieves, so I think I have seen blood."
Lu Wan frowned. He still needed to quickly understand the situation of each department, but now he simply didn't know what to do.
After calming down, I was about to ask Lei Bu to retreat behind the pond, but realized that it might be a little late, so I gave up.
The Jin army's formation is a bit strange now.
The whole force relied on the navy, and after the infantry disembarked from the boats, they lined up on the riverside.
A small number of cavalry are deployed in the distance, but looking at the current weather, the cavalry is probably of no use.
Because they were in the Nanmiao River, the naval forces were lined up in a line, so the land divisions were also lined up.
Once the enemy defeats the land division and gets closer, the long-range crossbow bolts on the ship will be fired continuously, killing and injuring a large number of enemy troops.
Allow the defeated troops to escape back to the navy ship.
At the same time, the ship can also send troops ashore to provide support.
This was proposed by Ji Zhan (late). He fought with Shao Bing in Huai River for many years, and gradually summed up this style of play that takes advantage of his own side.
But the shortcomings are also obvious. You can't go too far away from the navy, but the navy can't go ashore. The limitations are very big.
Only suitable for southern terrain.
Lu Wan looked at the overall troop arrangement again.
In front of the pond are 2,000 Jiangzhou soldiers commanded by veteran general Lei Shuang. On the south side are about 1,500 soldiers. They have just disembarked and formed a team. They are the Zhou family tribe of Xunyang County. They are commanded by Zhou Guang. They were originally stationed in Lujiang. They were transferred this time.
Came over.
About two thousand people were deployed on the north side of Leibu. They were the Xie family's troops in Shanyin, Kuaiji. They were originally stationed in Dongguan and were gathered all the way by Lu Wan.
Seeing this, Lu Wan felt slightly helpless.
They are all private tribes with about two thousand people. Maybe they have been together for a long time, their cooperation is extremely tacit, and their combat effectiveness is good, but what if they need to fight a war with tens of thousands of people?
The only people in Jiangnan who can fight with large corps are the Lu family who are both civil and military, and the Yixing Zhou family, Wuxing Shen family and other wealthy families who are famous for their military force who have been trained in actual combat. The others are not very good and they still need to practice.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry too much now.
The invading enemy should be the vanguard of the bandit army, which only has about two thousand people. They are about a hundred steps away from them, and they are gathering in formation.
Behind the enemy's formation, there were still more than a thousand men who had been recruited from unknown places. Seeing the power of the king's army, they immediately ran away.
This enemy is not difficult to deal with.
"Come one by one," Lu Wan ordered: "Send people to the front to recruit the thieves."
The order was quickly conveyed.
After a while, a horse came forward and said loudly: "The Emperor has ordered you to return home and there will be no more expeditions within a year.
All generals and schools are rewarded, so why gather troops to cause chaos? Not all of them one by one!"
An arrow flew out and hit the door in front of him. The messenger screamed and fell off his horse.
"Dong dong dong—the drums sounded.
The two thousand people on the opposite side lined up in a neat queue, pressing forward like a mountain, and the target they chose was clearly the Jiangzhou soldiers with their backs to the pond.
Lei Shuang's eyes widened and he was extremely angry. He pulled out the Moye Sword (imitation) with a loud sound. He heard that when he passed by Yanpingjin, the real sword jumped out from his waist and fell into the water. He couldn't find it. As for whether it was true or false, I understand.
Everyone understands, but it doesn't prevent the people of Lao Lei's family from telling jokes to others.
The enemy is still advancing.
Wherever it passed, mud and water splashed.
Under the scorching sun, the weapon shone with a cold light.
Sergeant Leibu was slightly agitated, but he still stood firm.
Lei Shuang also felt a little nervous. Big beads of sweat flowed from his forehead, making his whole neck itchy.
A gust of wind blew, bringing with it the smell of water, and it seemed to be the smell of blood.
The enemies were getting closer and closer, Lei Shuang could almost see the expressions on their faces.
He had been in contact with the Zuyue Department for three or four months and had a little understanding of the situation, but he didn't expect that they would actually fight each other today...—
"Overseer." Someone called softly.
Lei Shuang came back to his senses and saw that it was his nephew Lei Dian. He immediately reacted and said: "Fire the arrow!"
Lei Dian took the order and left.
After a moment, the sword and shield men stepped forward quickly, followed closely by the archers, who circled out from both wings.
Xu Liubu arranged a sharp arrow formation, and the archers were already deployed on both sides. This would cause the flags to be fired and they would quickly trot to the front.
For a moment, arrows flew back and forth between the two armies, and screams came one after another.
"Bull!" Lu Wan punched the side of the ship, feeling a little dissatisfied.
With a simple order to adjust the archers, Xu Liubu relied on the command flag. The small archer army also kept an eye on the general's position when advancing. After seeing the flag, he immediately led his men forward to shoot.
On the other hand, Lei Shuang's tribe is mainly composed of private soldiers, but they rely on word of mouth to give orders. This is a bad habit!
These wild tyrants gained most of their battle experience from attacking barbarian fortresses. They relied entirely on themselves to sum up experience in the war. Although it was not bad, and some were even very suitable for their own unique style of play, there were still too many bad habits.
If no one advises you, or if you suffer heavy losses on the battlefield, some bad habits may never be changed.
But forget it one by one.
Lu Wan sighed, a battle of two to three thousand people was small, and their bad habits were not fatal.
They will reorganize it later when they have the opportunity, if they are willing to send the private soldiers out to receive formal training.
On the battlefield, arrows flew everywhere.
Lei Shuang stood on a mound of earth, feeling nothing but roaring sounds in the air above his head.
Screams, curses, and shouts kept ringing in his ears, making his head buzz.
Eleventh Lang Lei Ming shouted to him not far ahead, but Lei Shuang couldn't hear it clearly.
It's over, the enthusiasm he had sworn before the war has long since faded away. Now fear surges into his heart, and he almost wants to give up.
But he looked at the people in front, behind and on the left and right. They were all sons of the Lei family. How could they run away?
They are their sons, nephews, nephews, younger brothers, younger nephews, cousins ​​-
I started practicing martial arts when I was seven or eight years old. I endured a lot of hardships and never gave up.
Their parents handed the child into his hands, earnestly hoping to make the child rich.
If you run away from the battle, how will you be able to see your relatives in the future? That would be more uncomfortable than dying on the battlefield!
It may even turn your family into an object of clan clique, accusation, insult, and ridicule by your in-laws, and your children and grandchildren will never be able to hold their heads high...—
"Kill!" There was already a fight in front.
With just one face-to-face encounter, Lei's tribe was rushed back and forth, and countless people fell to the ground screaming.
Lei Shuang sighed secretly and stood there quietly without retreating.
Seeing that his uncle did not give the order, Lei Ming, the Eleventh Man, gritted his teeth and led more than a hundred of his troops in iron armor to move forward on the right wing of his phalanx, preparing to flank Xu Liu's soldiers.
Xu Liu didn't care about the flanks at all, and directly moved his troops forward. The sharp arrows wedged deeply into the enemy's formation. They were a little blunt, but the subsequent troops and horses continued to invest.
Both sides roared in unison, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
Lu Wan looked closely at the battlefield ahead.
Things were not going well for the Lei Family Army. The square military formation was dented. The sergeants seemed not used to such bloody and fierce fighting. They fell in pieces, and some even began to break up at the edges.
However, it is not without its merits.
Lei Shuang still stood under the banner of the Chinese army and did not run away or retreat. Therefore, although the Lei family army was beaten dizzy and suffered heavy casualties, the whole army did not collapse.
On the contrary, young military officers wearing iron armor and their subordinates continued to move closer to Lei Shuang, trying to delay the defeat.
Another person came forward with more than a hundred soldiers and circled the flanks.
Xu Liu ignored it at first and only attacked the Chinese army fiercely. But after it got close, he detached a section and kept the enemy at bay.
Lu Wan called someone over and gave some instructions in a low voice.
Soon, two flags were hoisted on the mast.
The Xunyang Zhou clan and Shanyin Xie clan's troops deployed on both sides of Leibu began to move, intending to outflank Xu Liu and take advantage of their large numbers to capture the rebels.
The battle is not over yet, it is still early.
Lu Wan watched calmly, not having any psychological fluctuations as Leibu soldiers fell in pieces.
"!" Just when Zhou and Xie came forward and were about to turn, the flag fell to the ground with a thunderous bang on the front battlefield.
The loyalty and loyalty of the clan and the young man's passion were finally exhausted at this moment.
The children of the Lei family cried loudly and picked up Lei Shuang, who had fallen down after being hit by an arrow, and stepped back.
Lei's tribe had no conductor and no longer had the courage to persevere, so they retreated in chaos.
Countless people dropped everything they could, jumped into the pond, and swam to the other side.
The Lei family's children were soon overtaken by Sergeant Xu.
Some people gritted their teeth and charged back, trying to break up the rear, but they only managed to hold off for a moment and were quickly defeated again.
The defeated troops of Lei tribe cried loudly and scattered everywhere.
Sergeant Xu chased for a while, but soon heard the sound of retreating troops. This was because there were three to four thousand enemy troops on the left and right flanks, and their formation was a little messy. They had been fighting for a long time before, and they were very physically strong.
drop.
The process of withdrawing the troops was a bit chaotic, and was even bitten by the Zhou and Xie troops who were outflanking them. However, Xu Liu was very decisive and gave up the pursuit and retreated while fighting.
"The thieves are about to retreat. Send an order to pursue them. We must not let them escape." Lu Wan issued the third order today. Shortly after the order was issued, someone came in a hurry and reported that Lei Shuang died in the chaos.
Lu Wan sighed and said nothing more.
On that day, Xu Liu, the vanguard of Zu Yue's tribe, encountered an enemy on the way. He was not afraid and attacked the Jin army's main formation, killing Jin general Lei Shuang.
He led thousands of victorious troops back.
The Jin army also thought it had won.
They beheaded all the heads of Xu's sergeants who died in the battle and hung them on the outside of the ship.
The army continued to move forward, heading straight for Chengde County along the Nanmiao River.
Chapter completed!